Combining rigour with relevance: A novel methodology for testing Chinese herbal medicine

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 373-378

  Flower, Andrew ^a   Lewith, George ^a   Little, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal medicine; Double blind randomized controlled trial; Individualized decoctions; Novel methodology; Relevance and rigour

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONSENSUS; DRUG RESEARCH; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLACEBOS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79952695721     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.12.025     Document Type: Article

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